North-west rebellion 1885, the Calgary connection

 Canadian militamen and Amerindian warrior

Queen's Own Rifles, from Ontario, who were sent out to the west.

QOR display.

After visiting the Military history museum in Calgary, I took these shots.

Secrets Of The Dead - The Mystery Of Zulu Dawn

 An extremely interesting documentary about the Battle of Isandwhanna (sp) 1879.

Major-General John Inglis, a Nova Scotian in the British Army

From wikipedia


Inglis Street, Halifax, Nova Scotia is named after him. It connects to Lucknow street.


Major-General Sir John Eardley Wilmot Inglis (15 November 1814 – 27 September 1862), born in Nova Scotia, Canada, was an officer of the British Army officer, best known for his role in protecting the British compound for 87 days in the siege of Lucknow.




In 1833 he joined the 32nd (Cornwall) Regiment of Foot, in which all his regimental service was passed. In 1837 he saw active service in Canada in the Lower Canada Rebellion, including the actions at St. Denis and St. Eustache.
During the Second Anglo-Sikh War, in 1848 to 1849 in the Punjab, He was in command at the Siege of Multan and at the Battle of Gujrat.
In 1857, on the outbreak of the Indian Mutiny, he was in command of his regiment at Lucknow. Sir Henry Lawrence being mortally wounded during the siege of the residency, Inglis took command of the garrison, and maintained a successful defence for 87 days against an overwhelming force. He was promoted to major-general and made K.C.B.
After further active service in India, he was, in 1860, given command of the British troops in the Ionian Islands. He died at Homburg on 27 September 1862, aged 47 and was buried in the crypt of Saint Paul's Cathedral, London.

He was born in Nova Scotia, the son of John Inglis, the third bishop of that colony and grandson of Charles Inglis (bishop). In 1833 he joined the 32nd Foot, in which all his regimental service was passed. In 1837 he saw active service in Canada. He was married to Julia Selina Thesiger (1833–1904), daughter of Alfred Thesiger[1] who wrote of her experiences during the siege of Lucknow including extracts from her diary.[2] Their children included Rupert Edward Inglis who was an England rugby international, who was killed at the Battle of the Somme in 1916. His letters home to his wife from the front were published by his widow after the war
(Province of Nova Scotia)

Lord Chelmsford, Halifax, Nova Scotia connection

From wikipedia,
General Frederic Augustus Thesiger, 2nd Baron Chelmsford Order of the Bath (GCB), Royal Victorian Order (GCVO), (31 May 1827 – 9 April 1905) was a British general, best known for his commanding role during the Anglo-Zulu war. The centre column of his forces was defeated at the Battle of Isandlwana, an unanticipated victory for the Zulu and the British army's worst ever defeat from a technologically inferior indigenous force. He would avenge his defeat at the Battle of Ulundi which ended the Zulu campaign. He was awarded the GCB in August 1879.
Frederic Augustus Thesiger was born 31 May 1827, the son of Frederic Thesiger, a lawyer who later became Lord Chancellor and was created Baron Chelmsford. Thesiger was educated at Eton College.^[1][2]


He wished to pursue a military career, and after unsuccessfully trying to obtain a place in the Grenadier Guards, he purchased (1844) a commission in the Rifle Brigade. He served (1845) with the Rifles in Halifax, Nova Scotia before purchasing an exchange (November 1845) into the Grenadiers as Ensign and Lieutenant. He was promoted Lieutenant and Captain in 1850, and became aide-de-camp (1852) to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, Lord Eglinton, and then to the Commander-in-Chief in Ireland, Sir Edward Blakeney, from 1853 to 1854.^[1][2]

Period Piece movies: Cold Mountain

This film by Anthony Minghella shows a side of the American Civil War which hadn't been told much, that of the home front of the American South, as well as Southern society at that time, both the good and bad on all sides.

Period piece movies: Dances with Wolves

This excellent film by Kevin Costner produced in 1990 showed the cruelty of the American West and how the Western tribes of Indians/Amerindians were poorly treated by the American government.
Many of these people tried to flee into Britsh North America, chiefly amoung them was Sitting Bull.

Osprey Publishing - The Canadian Corps in World War I

Osprey Publishing - The Canadian Corps in World War I




While I have listed the end date for this blog as 1906, the uniforms the Canadian Army wore into World War I had not changed much.